Genetic analysis of the base-specific contacts of BamHI restriction endonuclease

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 285, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 1515-1523

  Dorner, Lydia F ^a   Bitinaite, Jurate ^a   Whitaker, Richard D ^a   Schildkraut, Ira ^a  

^a NEW ENGLAND BIOLABS   (United States)

Author keywords

BamHI restriction endonuclease; DNA recognition; Mutational analysis; Transcriptional interference

Indexed keywords

DNA; DNA BASE; MUTANT PROTEIN; RESTRICTION ENDONUCLEASE;

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; ENZYME STRUCTURE; ENZYME SUBSTRATE COMPLEX; GENETIC ANALYSIS; METHYLATION; MOLECULAR RECOGNITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0033613907     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1998.2408     Document Type: Article

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